Çağrı (1976) Filminde Hristiyan ve Yahudiler: İnşa Edilen Anlamlar ve Dinler Arası Diyaloğun İzleri
Christians and Jews in the film The Message (1976): Constructed Meanings and Traces of Interfaith Dialogue

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the way Christians and Jews are handled in The Message (1976), directed by Mustafa Akkad, is analyzed by making a detailed comparison with Islamic historical sources. In line with this purpose, interrogations are made in the article through the historical film criticism method. In this context, the topics are explored in a triple order in the article: First, it is revealed in general how Muslim-Christian and Muslim-Jewish relations are mentioned on in the sources of Islamic history. Secondly, how Christians and Jews are portrayed in the film is described by making a content analysis. Then, comparisons between these two situations are made and the harmony between the historical sources and the film is analyzed. Finally, the differences between historical realities and the film are determined and these differences are evaluated through discourse analysis and semiotic methods. Thus, it is tried to examine what kind of meanings are constructed in the film. As a result of the issues questioned in this context, it is seen that Christians and Jews are presented in the film The Message with a content that is incompatible with Islamic historical sources. When examined carefully, it is understood that these differences are presented to the audience with a content that supports the interfaith dialogue approach. It seems possible to attribute the reason for such an approach to the Hollywood film industry, which is dominated by the Jewish lobby and the Christian environment, and to the reactions of Western audiences who will watch the film.

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